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GOTTLOB BINDER, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IRONING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 444,722, dated January 13, 1891.

Application tiled March 9, 1889l To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GorrLoB BINDER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Ironing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of ironing-machines in which a rotating iron is moved in the arc of a circle over a suitablyshaped table; and it consists of certain improvements in the devices employed for moving said iron, together with other details of construction, as more fully described hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation on the line 1 2, Fig. 2,

"of a machine constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a front view of the machine. Fig. 3 is a portion of the machine corresponding with Fig. l, with the parts in different positions. Fig. a is a perspective view, partially in section, of the ironing-table and its connections; and Fig. 5 is a view of a modified form of the machine.

The frame-work of the machine consists of two suitablyshaped standards A, connected to each other by suitable stay-rods and by a cross bar B. Secured to the bar B is a bracket C, supporting in suitable bearings in its upper end a transverse rock-shaft e. The ironing-table D has an arm D', extending rearwardly to the shaft c in the upper end of the bracket C, and is firmly secured to said shaft, as shown in Fig. l, the shaft c thus forming a pivot for the movement of the table, the vertical movement of the table, however, being limited in one direction by the iron and in the other direction by a stop c', attached to the arm D', and the stop c2, attached to the bracket C, the stop c on the arm D coming in contact with the stop c2 on the bracket C when the table is on its lowest To the under side of the arm D of the table is pivoted a bar d2, extending from the pivot to a point directly under the front of the table, and being there connected to a treadle dby an adjustable rod d. The table D when not under the iron is supported by Ya spring g, extending from the supportingbar d2; but as this spring is not in itself sufficientto withstand the downward pressure of the iron I provide the supporting-bar with Serial No. 302,615. (No model.)

an upward extension or filling block cl3, through which the pressure of the iron is transmitted to the bar di. This construction, by which the entire body of the ironing-board is left free, is very desirable in many cases, as it is sometimes necessary to place a portion of the article being ironed under the board, and such an article may be readily placed in position by allowing the supporting-bar d2 to drop, the spring g then forcing the board away from the supporting-bracket.

A strip e, of felt or equivalent material, is secured to the upper edge of the block di' and prevents the soiling or cutting of any article of clothing which it maybe necessary to place between the board and the block.

I prefer making the rod d adjustable, so that the pressure exerted upon the table by the iron may be varied. The rod in this instance is formed of two portions e e2, the portion e being provided with a swiveled nut e3, turning on the threaded end of the portion e2 and shortening or lengthening the rod, as de sired.v

The iron I is in the form of a hollow cylin4 der, tapering at each end and having shanks adapted to bearings at the upper ends of arms E, pivoted at their lower ends upon a shaft g supported in the frame-work.

I prefer to introduce a mixture of air and gas into the iron through pipes F, which communicate with a burner f, extending the entire length of the working-face of the iron, the products of combustion escaping .at the opposite end, or, if desired, steam may be introduced into the iron for the same purpose.

The shaft g', which forms the pivot-point for the arm E E, is provided with a loose double-faced pulley g2, one face of which is connected to a pulley t' on the shank of the iron I by a belt g3. The pulley g2 is driven from the main driving-shaft J through the medium of a belt j', and the driving-pulley for the iron being at the pivot-point of the arms carrying the iron the iron will be turned evenly and regularly, and no matter what position (with respect to the perpendicular) the arms may assume the belt is at all times taut.

For the purpose of giving to the iron a reciprocating motion over the board I pivot to each of the arms E a friction-bar I-I, which may be placed in Contact with a constantly- IOO rotating friction-wheel h on ashaft H', driven from the shaftf J by :a pinion j anda spur-v wheel lo. These friction-bars rest upon antifriction Wheels m, carried by arms D2, secured to the shaft c, an arm D', forming part of the pivoted frame of the ironing-table, being also secured to said shaft, so that when the table is raised by the depression of the pedal d the anti-friction wheels m are also raised andthechine :may be constructed,if desired, with but one arm-and one operatin g friction-disk pla-ced at either side of the machine,as will be readily understood. To bring the iron back to its normal position, I may employ springs s, the ends of which are connected, respectively, to the frame and the arms E; or, if desired, 4a weighted leverw, keyed to the shaft g', may be used,` as shown by dotted lines in Fig. l.

For the purpose `of clamping the Work to the board I employ a clamp-plate p on the small arm of the bell-crank lever Q, pivoted. at gto the arm D' of the ironing-board, as will be seen on referenceto Fig. 4. The longer arm" of this lever is conncctedat its lower endv with.a vpedal ilever'r by means of a link t, and

brackets q2, projecting from the arms E and adapted to press against the sides ofthe ironing-table as the said frame reciprocates, the rollers acting to press to the sides of the table any material projecting over its edges.

In ironing vopen-front shirts it has been found diiiicult-to place 'a shirt evenly and I smoothly upon a board of the ordinaryconstruction where such a board is secured to a supporting-bracket, and great care must be taken to avoid -any wrinkles or twisting of the article. With the construction of board I use, however, the back of the shirt maybe placed underthe board and only the front portion brought on top, as there is sufficient space between the filling-block di and the boardD to alloWfor-the insertion of the back of the shirt.

In the construction of the machine shown in Fig. 5 the table is pivoted to the bracket C in the same manner as before; but in this case 1the iron-carrying arms E are each provided` with two friction-bars Ifl*, one bar causing the. movement of the table in one direction andthe other bar returning it to the first position.'l The arms Dii, secured to the shaft c, are provided with anti-friction Wheels m, which control the contact of the bars H* with the constantly-rotated friction-wheel h, the upper bar normally restingloosely on the friction-wheel h, the weight of the bars, however, being insufiicient to effect any movement of the table until the movement of the table presses the upper frictionwheel m against its bar with sufficient force to permit the rotating friction-wheel 7L to act, and a reciprocating motion is given to the iron, the direction of movement of the iron depending upon which of the friction-bars is placed in contact with `the driving-disk. If, for instance, the table is moved by its pedal up into contact with the iron, the upper friction-bar is pressed into contact with the driving-disk andthe iron and its frame. are pushed forward. vWhen the table is lowered, however,

'the lower` anti-friction wheel raises its bar into contact with the-driving-disk and the.

table is moved back.

In Fig. 5 the ironing-tableis down, and thef lower bar is consequently in driving contacty .with the friction-disk, the iron being moved v posed between the toothed Wheels j and lo for..

the purpose of producing the desired change in the direction of the motion.

It will be understood that in the construetion of machine shown and described in Figs.l

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l, 2, 3, and et toothed racks may be substi# tuted for ythe friction-bars II and toothed wheels gearing with said racks used in place of the friction-disk h.

I claim as my inventionl. In an ironing-machine, the combination of the table, an iron adapted to move over the same, a carrying-frame for said iron-With bars attached to said frame, and rotating Vdisks with which said bars are moved into contact upon the raising of said ironing-table for the purpose of reciprocating said iron, substantially as described.

' 2. The combination, in an ironing-machine,

of the ironing-table pivotally supported at its inner end by a rock-shaft, a reciprocating iron, y

and its carrying-frame withV mechanism for reciprocating said carrying-frame, consisting of friction-bars attached to said frame, arms secu red to the rock-shaft,.anti-friction wheels .I2C m, carriedby said arms, and constantly-rotating friction-disks with which said :bars are y adapted to be moved into contact, substanf clamp-plate pivoted thereto, zt lever Q, e011- tztble, a foot-lever d, and a bar fl', connecting neeted to said clamp plete7 a bellcrank said foot-lever to the front end of the suptreadle-leverhavingone of its arms connected porting-bar for the purpose of lifting said to the long arm of said lever, and a. spring t', table into Contact with the iron, substantially adapted to keep seid elzm1p-plztte in elose oonas specified..

taetwith the board, substantiallyas set forth. In testimony whereof I have signed my 5. The combination, in an ironing-machine, I name to this specification in the presence 0f with t rotated iron and its reoiprooztted eztrtwo subscribing Witnesses.

1yiugfrmne,0f t curved table pivot-ed at one GOTTLOB BINDER. end to the frame at a point to the rear of the pivot-point of the iron-carrying frame, a supporting-bar d2, pivoted at its rear end to the Vitnesses:

WILLIAM D. CONNER, HENRY HoWsoN. 

